Science & Technology Current Affairs — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 27 Oct 2025
Government approves first seven projects worth ₹5,532 crore under Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme
Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced approval of the first seven projects, worth ₹5,532 crore, under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme on 27 October 2025.
TRAI: India's telephone subscribers reach 1,228.94 million in September 2025
TRAI data released on 27 October 2025 show India's total telephone subscribers rose to 1,228.94 million at the end of September 2025, with overall tele-density at 86.65%.
Indian Coast Guard signs MoU with NeGD to integrate DigiLocker
The Indian Coast Guard and the National e-Governance Division of MeitY signed an MoU on 27 October 2025 at ICG Headquarters, New Delhi, to integrate DigiLocker for issuing and verifying service records.
Sun, 26 Oct 2025
Sat, 25 Oct 2025
ANRF, ICMR and Gates Foundation launch Maha MedTech Mission
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation, with ICMR and the Gates Foundation, launched the Maha MedTech Mission to fund home-grown medical technology.
Mines Ministry recognises IISc Bangalore and C-MET Hyderabad as critical-mineral Centres of Excellence
The Ministry of Mines recognised IISc Bangalore and C-MET Hyderabad as Centres of Excellence under the National Critical Mineral Mission, taking the total to nine.
AIIMS New Delhi holds 50th convocation; Nadda cites 23 AIIMS and 819 medical colleges
Health Minister J.P. Nadda addressed the 50th convocation of AIIMS New Delhi on 25 October 2025, where 326 graduates received degrees.
HLL Lifecare pays ₹69.53 crore dividend to the Government for 2024–25
HLL Lifecare Limited, a Mini-Ratna CPSE under the Health Ministry, paid a dividend of ₹69.53 crore to the Government of India for 2024–25.
PIB backgrounder: AI platforms such as Bhashini digitise all 22 scheduled languages
A PIB backgrounder on 25 October 2025 described how AI platforms like Bhashini, BharatGen and Adi-Vaani are bringing India's 22 scheduled languages and tribal languages online.
Thu, 23 Oct 2025
Government amends Rule 3(1)(d) of IT Rules: only senior officers can order content takedowns
MeitY notified amendments to Rule 3(1)(d) of the IT Rules, 2021, requiring takedown notices to come from officers of at least Joint Secretary rank (or DIG for police) and a monthly review by a Secretary-level officer.
Health Secretary launches NCDC training modules on handling chemical emergencies
The Union Health Secretary released three training modules on Public Health Management of Chemical Emergencies, developed by NCDC with NDMA and WHO India, at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, on 23 October 2025.
Wed, 22 Oct 2025
India begins 7 nm processor design at IIT Madras under SHAKTI: PIB backgrounder
A PIB backgrounder of 22 October 2025 says IIT Madras is developing India's first 7 nanometre processor under its SHAKTI initiative, as announced by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on 18 October 2025.
Coal India and IIT Madras sign MoU to set up Centre for Sustainable Energy
On 22 October 2025, Coal India Limited signed an MoU with IIT Madras to establish a 'Centre for Sustainable Energy' at IIT Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Health Ministry's pan-India CPR Awareness Week trains over 6 lakh people in compression-only CPR
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare held a pan-India CPR Awareness Week from 13 to 17 October 2025, giving hands-on compression-only CPR training to 6,06,374 people and reaching over 7.47 lakh citizens.
PSA Ajay Kumar Sood releases AI playbooks for agriculture and SMEs and an AI Sandbox white paper
Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood released two AI playbooks, for agriculture and for SMEs, and an AI Sandbox white paper under the 'AI for India 2030' initiative led by WEF's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution India (PIB, 22 October 2025).
Tue, 21 Oct 2025
TRAI releases mobile network drive-test results for Agartala (Tripura) and Silchar (Assam)
On 21 October 2025, TRAI released Independent Drive Test results for Agartala and adjoining areas in Tripura and for Silchar, Hailakandi and Karimganj in Assam, conducted in August 2025.
IIA study: black-hole radiation and radio jets together drive gas outflows that can suppress star formation
A study led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics found that radiation from supermassive black holes and their radio jets work together to push gas out of galaxy centres, which can suppress new star formation (PIB, 21 October 2025).
Sun, 19 Oct 2025
Sat, 18 Oct 2025
Nafithromycin, India's first indigenously discovered antibiotic; first indigenous haemophilia gene therapy trial
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on 18 October 2025 that India has developed its first indigenously discovered antibiotic, Nafithromycin, through the Department of Biotechnology and Wockhardt, and has run its first successful indigenous gene therapy trial for haemophilia at CMC Vellore.
Rajnath Singh dedicates Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant at PTC Industries, Lucknow
On 18 October 2025 in Lucknow, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation a Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant at PTC Industries' Strategic Materials Technology Complex, which can make aviation-grade titanium and superalloys.
Chandrayaan-2's CHACE-2 makes first-ever observation of a solar CME's effect on the Moon's exosphere
On 18 October 2025, in India, ISRO announced that the CHACE-2 instrument on the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter had made the first-ever observation of the effect of the Sun's coronal mass ejection (CME) on the Moon's exosphere.
IndiaAI and WHO invite abstracts for a casebook on AI in health for the Global South
The IndiaAI Mission (MeitY) and the World Health Organization announced a global call for abstracts on scalable AI in health, due by 31 October 2025, for a joint casebook whose selected entries will feature at the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 (PIB, 18 October 2025).
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Thu, 16 Oct 2025
India elected Co-Chair of UN-GGIM Asia-Pacific Regional Committee for 2025–2028
India, represented by Surveyor General Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, was elected Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for 2025–2028 (PIB, 16 October 2025).
India renews commitment to healthy ageing at 78th WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee in Colombo
MoS Health Anupriya Patel represented India at the Ministerial Roundtable of the 78th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, held in Colombo from 13 to 15 October 2025, on healthy ageing (PIB, 16 October 2025).
Wed, 15 Oct 2025
DRDO's indigenous Military Combat Parachute System tested in a freefall jump from 32,000 feet
DRDO's indigenous Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) successfully completed a combat freefall jump from 32,000 feet by Indian Air Force test jumpers (PIB, 15 October 2025).
CSIR–NIIST Thiruvananthapuram marks Golden Jubilee; new Innovation Centre inaugurated
On 15 October 2025 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the Golden Jubilee Building and Innovation Centre of CSIR–National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology at the close of its 50th-anniversary programme.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025
Google announces US$ 15 billion AI Hub in Visakhapatnam, its largest investment in India
On 14 October 2025 in New Delhi, Google announced an AI Hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, with about US$ 15 billion over 2026–2030 — its largest investment in India, including India's first gigawatt-scale data centre.
IndiaAI launches Face Authentication Challenge for public examinations with ₹2.5 crore prize pool
On 14 October 2025 IndiaAI launched the IndiaAI Face Authentication Challenge, inviting startups and companies to build AI tools for photo verification and de-duplication in large public examinations, with a ₹2.5 crore prize pool.